A wide variety of local business and industry representatives attended the county's first Business and Industry Symposium on May 14 at the Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Russell County. Speakers representing the USDA, the Small Business Administration, The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, and many more shared valuable insights and information to our business community. Google representative Dave Delaney provided an introduction and tutorial of Google's My Business tool with emphasis on how to make the most of it for search engine success.

The symposium was sponsored by East Kentucky Power and South Kentucky RECC and presented by the Russell County Chamber of Commerce and the Russell County Industrial Development Authority.

Below are a few photographs from this landmark Russell County event.